... uMnyango wezoBuciko namaSiko ubamba iqhaza elibaluleke kakhulu emphakathini, iqhaza lokuxolelana nokubuyisana. Sengiyaqedela ngoba kuthiwa isikhathi siyaphela. Ngithanda ukusho ukuthi siyikomidi ... (Translation of isiZulu paragraph follows.)
[Ms J TSHABALALA: ... the Department of Arts and Culture plays a very important role in our society, that of reconciliation. I must conclude my speech now since I don't have much time left. I would like to say that as a committee ...]
We support the Budget Vote.
N?e ndi pfi Ri?ovhona, khomba ya ha Madzinga ho no ya phuna na tshi?oni. Ndi muthu ha dini, ndi dina zwiito. [Praise.]
From where we are sitting, you are saying to us the ANC cannot be regarded as a heritage, and if that were the case, everybody would be part of the organisation. Everybody has the right and will to be part of any organisation and to formulate their own heritage according to where they belong and what they believe in. Nation-building and reconciliation begin with me as an individual, as well as with my attitude towards the transformative agenda to correct the imbalances and social ills of the past. So, it must start with us. Thank you. [Applause.]